The traditional vibration test methodology of controlling the interface environment only to arnmotion based specification is often too conservative, inducing potentially excessive vibrationrnresponses at hardware resonant frequencies. This over testing problem occurs because thernsmooth, input acceleration specification used in the test configuration is characteristic of a rigid,rninfinite impedance equipment mount; and not characteristic of the compliant, finite impedancernequipment mount more typical of the service configuration. Recently, the so called Force LimitedrnVibration (FLV) testing developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory offers many opportunities torndecrease the over testing problem associated with traditional vibration testing. FLV testingrnmethodology, controls the input acceleration and limits the reaction forces between the test itemrnand the shaker through real-time notching of the input acceleration, is often hard subject to applyrnthe force gauges. This problem has been recognized in this work and the energy limitingrnvibration test methodology has recently emerged as a viable solution which makes use of stressrnfeedback signal to the vibration control loop using strain gauges that are trouble-free to thernfunctions they are meant to perform. The underlying theoretical basis of the energy limitingrnvibration testing technique is the strain energy value which is the integration of product of vonmisesrnstress and strain over an element is a parameter prime important since it is related to therntotal amount of energy transmitted to the test item during the vibration. To illustrate thisrnmethodology, a case study of a typical satellite presented to prove the effectiveness. A procedurernwas proposed to identify the topological location of notch channels or critical locations usingrnFEM results of the base excitation, so as to enable the vibration control mechanism to adjust thernpower input of shaker table. The base excited dynamic response analysis yielded the percentagernreduction of shaker power. The notching of the force limiting and energy limiting vibrationrntesting methods were compared and founded incomparable even though it is acceptable.